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| Clashes between the army and saboteurs at Sinai gas plant |
| 2012-01-27 |
| The military has countered an attack on a natural gas plant in North Sinai Governorate. The plant is located 10km south of the city of Arish. Masked men in two four-wheel cars approached the station and attempted to plant explosives, but found the armed forces and local guards lying in wait. The gunfight is ongoing, eyewitnesses said. After repairing damage to the pipelines caused by a series of bombings,Egypt resumed pumping eight days ago. Last year, militants in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula targeted natural gas pipelines nearly a dozen times. The pipelines supply consumers in Israel and Jordan. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #3 It's Egypt, Anonymoose. The soldiers hold their guns and their sandles together with duct tape, and the professional officer corp has an army of draftees. It's been a while since the Mamluks fielded an impressive fighting force. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2012-01-27 12:41 |
| #2 Apparently, while they detected the attack quickly, they still need some work in setting up a KZ, so that bad guys have no escape route, no cover, and can be wiped out expeditiously. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-01-27 08:45 |
| #1 This bit of clever mischief has the dual advantages of not only messing with the Juices, but also reducing Egypt's much needed income. It's Lose-Lose all around. Ain't that the Middle East in a nutshell! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-01-27 03:40 |